Abstract: A method includes receiving beacons originating from endpoints. The beacons are received during a single beacon interval and are sent using a power strength to reach nodes within physical proximity of the endpoints. The method also includes establishing a list including multiple endpoints from which a node receives the beacons at more than a threshold percentage of the beacon intervals. The method includes detecting that a threshold number of the beacon intervals have passed since receiving a most recent beacon from an endpoint. The method includes outputting a ping at full power strength to the endpoint requesting a response. When the response is not received from the endpoint, the method includes transmitting an outage alarm to a next topologically higher layer of a mesh network. The outage alarm includes an identification of the endpoint and a timestamp indicating when the first node received the most recent beacon from the endpoint.

Abstract: A method includes receiving beacons originating from endpoints. The beacons are received during a single beacon interval and are sent using a power strength to reach nodes within physical proximity of the endpoints. The method also includes establishing a list including multiple endpoints from which a node receives the beacons at more than a threshold percentage of the beacon intervals. The method includes detecting that a threshold number of the beacon intervals have passed since receiving a most recent beacon from an endpoint. The method includes outputting a ping at full power strength to the endpoint requesting a response. When the response is not received from the endpoint, the method includes transmitting an outage alarm to a next topologically higher layer of a mesh network. The outage alarm includes an identification of the endpoint and a timestamp indicating when the first node received the most recent beacon from the endpoint.

Abstract: A list of nodes is segmented into one or more segments, each segment having a node limit and a segment criteria, attributes associated with a first node are identified, a determination is made whether to add the first node to a particular segment of the node list based on the node limit and the attributes of the first node, nodes are ranked nodes in the particular segment, and a determination is made whether to remove a candidate node from the particular segment based on the node limit.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for consolidating network packetized data are disclosed. Data packets are received by a consolidator. Common content and unique attributes of the packets are identified. A consolidated packet is created and the consolidated packet is transmitted in response to a condition.

Abstract: A list of nodes is segmented into one or more segments, each segment having a node limit and a segment criteria, attributes associated with a first node are identified, a determination is made whether to add the first node to a particular segment of the node list based on the node limit and the attributes of the first node, nodes are ranked nodes in the particular segment, and a determination is made whether to remove a candidate node from the particular segment based on the node limit.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for consolidating network packetized data are disclosed. Data packets are received by a consolidator. Common content and unique attributes of the packets are identified. A consolidated packet is created and the consolidated packet is transmitted in response to a condition.

Abstract: Systems and methods for utility meter data collection on distributed metering systems. One aspect of the present invention provides quantity-interval or count-step based collection, reading, recording, and/or transmission of consumption data for distributed utility meter reading systems.

Abstract: A fixed-network system for automatic meter reading comprises a data collection and processing system which communicates, via wide area network, to pluralities of data concentrators, repeaters, and one-way endpoint devices which are arranged in a plurality of one-way local area networks. Each one-way local area network, or cell, is associated with a geographical area from which consumption-related data for a commodity such as electricity, natural gas, water, or steam is to be collected from the one-way endpoint devices thereof which measure and record such consumption-related data for consumers of the commodities. Each one-way local area network includes, preferably, a data concentrator, at least one repeater, and at least one one-way endpoint device.